Emotionally intelligent, heartfelt, and beautifully written, this story of a girl discovering that the life and home at "The Ranch" she and her mother left behind might not be the idyllic place she believed it to be is both relevant and timely. This story encourages readers to think critically about the world around them, and to embrace the people and communities that love them. Mystery, a maybe ghost, and a lot of tasty tea add loads of fun and adventure, too!
Twelve-year-old Fern believes she's living a noble life--but what if everything she's been told is a lie? This is a huge-hearted story about a girl learning to question everything—and to trust in herself.
Fern’s lived at the Ranch, an off-the-grid, sustainable community in upstate New York, since she was six. The work is hard, but Fern admires the Ranch's leader, Dr. Ben. So when Fern’s mother sneaks them away in the middle of the night and says Dr. Ben is dangerous, Fern doesn't believe it. She wants desperately to go back, but her mom just keeps driving.
A powerful true story of the courageous Black nurses who worked at a sanatorium in New York City in the 1920s and 30s, doing the job nobody else wanted to do: caring for victims of tuberculosis, long before there was a cure. These remarkable women came to the city, lured by promises of good pay, a career, and a life away from the injustices of Jim Crow, only to find themselves isolated in a dreary hospital where patients were sent to die an often gruesome and slow death. Erased from history until now, these nurses played a vital role in the eradication of tuberculosis in America. Smilios tells their story with candor, hope and heartbreaking detail. A must-read.
Black Angels tells the true story of 300 black nurses who changed the course of history, beginning in 1929 when white nurses staged a walk out at Staten Island's 2000-bed TB sanatorium, threatening New York with a public health catastrophe. City health officials made a radical decision to sanction a national call for 'colored nurses'. Lured by the promise of good pay, education, housing and most of all, a rare opportunity to work in a hospital free of quotas and segregated wards, 'Black Angels' from all over the country boarded trains and buses to enter wards that held both hope…
If you love a cozy mystery and haven't yet met Amelia Peabody--amateur Egyptologist and aspiring detective--then you're in for a treat! Formidable, self-confident, intelligent, and armed with a parasol, Amelia Peabody takes on the adventure and danger of the world of archeology in the Victorian Era, determined to unearth Egypt's tantalizing past, as well as uproot its present criminal networks. This first book in the series introduces Amelia in all her glory, and is as funny and charming as it is intriguing.
Amelia Peabody is Elizabeth Peters' most brilliant and best-loved creation, a thoroughly Victorian feminist who takes the stuffy world of archaeology by storm with her shocking men's pants and no-nonsense attitude!
In this first adventure, our headstrong heroine decides to use her substantial inheritance to see the world. On her travels, she rescues a gentlewoman in distress - Evelyn Barton-Forbes - and the two become friends. The two companions continue to Egypt where they face mysteries, mummies and the redoubtable Radcliffe Emerson, an outspoken archaeologist, who doesn't need women to help him solve mysteries -- at least that's what he…
From award-winning author Lindsay Lackey comes Farther Than the Moon, a heartfelt story about a boy who wants to become an astronaut, but wonders if his dreams can include his brother with special needs, perfect for fans of We Dream of Space and Song for a Whale.
All thirteen-year-old Houston Stewart has ever wanted is to become an astronaut. His dreams feel like they’re finally starting to come true when he’s accepted to the highly-competitive Junior Astronaut Recruitment Program – if only he could bring his little brother Robbie with him.
Ever since their dad left, Houston and Robbie have been inseparable. It’s hard to tell where Houston’s love of space ends and where Robbie’s begins. But Robbie’s Cerebral Palsy and epilepsy mean he needs medical attention at home, so Houston is forced to take this giant leap for the two of them all on his own.
At camp, Houston is quickly drawn into the orbit of new friends, cosmic adventures, and a long-lost grandfather who happens to be a world-famous astronaut. But as Houston struggles to keep up with the rigorous demands of the program, he’s forced to reckon with the truth that Robbie may never visit space like he’s always hoped. Houston is determined to honor Robbie’s dreams, even if it seems like an impossible mission. So, like a good astronaut, he dares to make a new plan — one that shoots for the stars.
